The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-12-18
AN UNUSUAL FLY CATCH.

the catch Il 2 legitimate one; II, the case in
bail as aoi L fe III" first Si Struck NV Wilson's Is Ssi hands Is and,
singular si7I:a a. to- to relate & after If. he had three times lines
close by ready to assist in the, catch. ,Loyett
on s,m the ssc .aatsq re e o nHld i from PHI lis s Ssnds WILSON, Sas
grasped ut 1t again, and this time the catch was
ea.ss before sissr l X. S bsii eSa, tr fsscs tic fS Rroand tA'
- The e.. ef. .sn Of the b, increase 1Ha s,. IL the . term
season. season. NJ Thsrs Is s.S much dsps ss't.Rs at re IL
iort whfis Il Sr may IS SUCCEED scsap in " brooklyn m andi IN
one or two Western cities, in general the at
tendance teI%n a rh VIII ,o be found IN In mus Sa les less than msIn here SS
a percentage Of the RECEIPTS Of games played
will derive from this mode Of work will be very
small. The. Athletics will not charge more than
1hs H5s t Reies stt HSn sa to s shsy .b s,IGI Cations sS; io iii s5e
cent ball they may shut up shop.
In Brooklyn ffty-cent ball may pay. and the
strengthen the team will do them much good
To toa inns pi GiTs'. 1000 pt bail. fed " foSHse' the fna se she
may be called one Of the strongest. In the Asso-
eiStion H.. but Nv what they tbe vii XII d. d. can can BE- soo seen
position, and one or. two Injured men at a time
Will Cuu6o Luom uO luCOut0ul0uC0s
Tho League is still looking around for UNI
phires' and unless SIT, they eyo get sn t9 york Seg ,h sslsct at
looking for the desired men. It should be easy
for them to settle on good, umpires. for there
k sfs plsass q Je MEM; fC Fed tnS suiiisa;n anef Gur ARE
Brady. Dickey Pierce. and a dozen more to pick
The Brooklyn Club is looking for a captain.
o anss 81 hs eSsm n 's seems asst e q, { SSiea Of plaf i!fns t RHs i RS.
nortant place. The directors Of the club have
a asela Med 10 1nta 'n In x faSts t fha'R Who oEe team 20 m viii
be In his charge, and he will be held RESPONSE
bio for their work.
Ed Crane. New York's lightning pitcher. does
not seem to be creating much Of an impression
able speed, but his pitching abilities end right
To l spssE s 81 Ris R Wors Z Shs it w III be Ss ties f Sls 81.
pearance on the Polo grounds.
. I m have Signed ssif tie sollowlp Si frss7s S.aa' players ssss;
for the Soming sea We Geo. Williams. Geo.
VIM. S&Si Malone D' Vim. Seldom. Harry Johnson,
Arthur gh%Smq liism Ben Hho oafSs, 3 ff1sf. c E5rye' S Sna
be organized; have also secured the Elysian
t fasrsS the s1 }iTst Week xxi in nm Nay ssat TRe; I sroa md o vii
be greatly altered and enlarged. The club
Trusty will Be captain. The Intention OF the
1 oe 5d hssf { and RG md a055% et. {: L cl tS sf isdm P shs ioI:
lowing cities have BEEN invited to become
members: Camden Trenton, Railway, Ho-
straw, Nyack, Stamford, and Norwalk."
A careful consideration as to the makeup Of
tho st, Louis club for next season will show
that tho team is not SO badly on as It has been
made out. The in-f1eld, of the club, with the eX-
ception Of Gleason, will be the same as last sea.
e SIeas sna t e. y ip.lsid dy vii b si str tahs the T place oa O.
field may not be 30 strong as last season. but
to heip Tip OfNeill out there. and the chances
are that the out-tield will 30 well taken care Of.
only one felt by the club, but with Hudson.
Knoun, King. and two or three new pitchers the
club will be heard from next season.
Big, Charlie Jones, for whom tho Metropoli-
serve list of the Metropolitan Club. No one
seems to have made any attempt to secure the
services OF this once great ball player. Only q
year or two ago Jones could have commanded
Roger Conner has again accomplished q no.
| table feat In batting by driving the ball over
the riEht-feld fence OF the San Francisco ball
grounds. a distance of 400 feet. Roger doesn't
S Sttsn b get m ths e e LAY eyer the fence but when he
Asa Brainard, the famous pitcher of the old
Cincinnati Rcd Stockings, has been heard from.
He Is In a billiard hall In Denver. Only the old
pitcher, whose clever manipulation Of the ball
won many Q game for his club,